What causes fatigue after exercise in people with long COVID? Image credit: M Stone/Stocksy.At least 65 million people globally have long COVID.The most common symptoms of long COVID include post-exertional malaise, cognitive impairment, brain fog, sleep problems, and fatigue, which can have a severe impact on a person’s life.Researchers are still unsure why some people...
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaReviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLMIn a recent review published in Nutrients, researchers reviewed existing data on the mechanisms underlying vitamin D’s effects on fatigue. Study: Vitamin D and Its Role on the Fatigue Mitigation: A Narrative Review. Image Credit: Iryna Imago/Shutterstock.comStudy: Vitamin D and Its Role on the Fatigue Mitigation: A Narrative...
ByChrissy Sexton Earth.com staff writerResearchers at the Amsterdam University Medical Center have made a significant discovery regarding the persistent fatigue experienced by long Covid patients. The experts have identified a biological cause for this debilitating symptom: reduced energy production by mitochondria in muscle cells. Focus of the studyThe study participants, including 25 long Covid patients...
Researchers from Japan established a novel system to understand how individual muscles coordinate with each other during physical activity Peer-Reviewed Publication CHIBA UNIVERSITY THE TRADITIONAL SEMG APPROACHES ARE UNABLE TO EVALUATE THE ACTIVITY OF MULTIPLE MUSCLES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO STUDY THE COORDINATION OF MUSCLES IN THE HUMAN BODY. TO OVERCOME THIS...
November 13 Jon Hamilton Scientists are learning more about how long COVID affects the brain.Michelle Wilson got COVID three years ago. She’s still waiting for her brain and nervous system to recover. Wilson’s memory is spotty, she’s frequently in pain, and even a short walk leaves her exhausted. “I actually bought a cane that turns...
by Erik Robinson, Oregon Health & Science University Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that people with multiple sclerosis, or MS, could benefit from a low-fat diet to improve the fatigue that’s a debilitating, and often-underappreciated, symptom of the condition. The study, published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal, is...
by University College London Fatigue is the symptom that most significantly impacts the daily lives of long COVID patients, and can affect quality of life more than some cancers, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter. The research, published in BMJ Open , examines the impact of long COVID on the...
Three years in, scientists still aren’t quite sure why some people get stuck with the syndrome and its cluster of debilitating symptoms long after their COVID-19 infection has cleared, while others breeze through and quickly return to a normal life. In part, that’s because long COVID is so hard to pin down. For some patients,...
by Rush University Medical Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The latest published study from INSPIRE provides important new insight into how lingering symptoms differ by virus variant and more specific data about persistent fatigue—the symptom most associated with what has become known as “long COVID.” “Given the evolving pathogenic properties of COVID variants, we need...
NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Approximately 9 000 people are admitted to Norwegian hospitals with stroke each year. About half of these patients feel exhausted afterwards, and many patients sleep more during the day than before the stroke. These after-effects are challenging and significantly affect patients’ everyday life. However, we still have a limited understanding...
